Thanks to all the authors who joined in the Valentine’s fun! I loved
reading about each author’s special Valentine memories and traditions. I hope
you did, too.
I did miss quite a few days of it, unfortunately. Behind the blogging scene,
it’s been quite a harrowing few weeks. I rushed my hubby to the ER with chest
pains, and after a nightmarish, 29-hour stay there, the hospital finally
admitted him and performed a heart cath. We went through this three and a half
years ago, and this was almost a duplicate, except during this procedure, they
put in two stents. Strangely, into the very same artery as last time, but again
because it was more than 90 percent blocked. The good news is, he has never
suffered a heart attack. Ironically, this prolongs the diagnosis because
symptoms aren’t definitive. But now at least the record can show a pattern.
Hopefully there won’t be a next time, though.
Needless to say, my focus was with him. We celebrated my birthday late
and low-key, but my private celebration was simply having him back home,
recovering. Valentine’s Day was likewise subdued.
Hubby’s heart surgery, like every passing birthday, brings into sharper
relief what I need to do with the time left. I’m not old by modern standards,
but I do feel the pressure of dwindling time. I felt it keenly after the deaths
of my cousin and uncle early this year, but even moreso now. I want to use what
time I have left in a way that’s most meaningful for me. Second to my family,
that means writing. I have so much yet I want to do, so many stories already
begun or sketchily outlined as well as those that only exist in a vague inkling
in my head – all these, I need to finish. And then some.
Likewise, edits are coming in for my contracted stories. This weekend, I tackled first-round edits on Cursed, book one of The Vitruvian Man series. I'm very excited about these stories. The setting, the hero and heroine are different from any others I've read. Originally, I'd planned a stand-alone story, but this world kept calling to me. It may keep calling after I finish the second book. There's a lot to explore there.
Do you feel more pressured as you age to do everything you set out to
do? Did you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day? More importantly, do you make
time to celebrate the life moments that don’t appear on any calendar?
